The Wild Project Announces Upcoming Events

Wednesday, November 14 – Saturday, November 24WILD MAN IN ROME, written and performed by Matthew Maguire, directed by Elizabeth Margid, with lighting Design Chad McArverPerformance schedule: Tuesday – Saturday at 8 PM (added performance on Tuesday, November 20 at 8 PM; no performance on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22)Ticket price: $18; Student tickets $13Produced by Creation Production Company

The Wild Man is pursued through Rome by the Devil who has come to collect! Calling upon the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, the blues classic, Hellhound On My Trail by Robert Johnson, and the sex slang of Shakespeare, the Wild Man inhabits disguises to throw Il Diavolo off his scent, including a woeful Italian saint, San Desolato, and Padraic Murphy, a ragged Shakespearean busker who recites to the Devil. WILD MAN IN ROME asks: Where is our wild side and how can we unleash it?

In 2010 Matthew Maguire performed a solo play called WILD MAN. In it, he grappled with mortality as he explored the wildest moments of his life. True stories of runaway horses, smuggling watermelons, and cheating death met with enthusiastic response from audiences in NY and LA. Now he returns with fresh stories collected in Rome over four years. Whereas the original version was 100% true, Wild Man in Rome interweaves fact with fantasy.

All performances are at The Wild Project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B).Tickets can be purchased from OvationTix on 212.352.3101 or online at www.thewildproject.comThe Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain.

The Wild Project is a Production Company and venue for contemporary theater, film, and visual art. The Wild Project creates community by inspiring and entertaining art from emerging artists, exploring green technologies, and finding innovative ways to help our world and each other.